First Record of Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Illinois, U.S.A., and Relation to Its Other Midwestern Collection Records

Authors

Louis S. Hesler, USDA-ARS North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings, SDFollow
Jonathan G. Lundgren, Ecdysis Foundation

Document Type

Scientific Note

Abstract

Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is an Afro-Eurasian lady beetle first discovered in North America near Montreal, Canada, in 1984. Subsequent records of H. variegata have occurred over a gradually expanding area radiating from the initial detection site and also include a disjunct record from British Columbia. Here, we report the first Illinois specimen of H. variegata, collected in 2004, and discuss this in relation to previous reports of H. variegata in North America.

Recommended Citation

Hesler, Louis S. and Lundgren, Jonathan G. 2017. "First Record of Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Illinois, U.S.A., and Relation to Its Other Midwestern Collection Records," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 50 (1)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1002
Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol50/iss1/9